Delivery

Representations made by your Union at the highest national level have led to Australia Post finally recognising the specific footwear needs of posties undertaking their mail delivery duties primarily on foot. Acting State Secretary Peter Chaloner welcomed the decision and said it was long overdue. “For some time now, we’ve been chipping away at long-held views within management ranks on

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This week, members at trial sites across the country commenced week 13 of the One Network Trial. As the trial progresses, feedback from members located at trial sites continues to shape forward momentum as the model continues to evolve. This is being achieved through the local consultative process involving the local working group committees, through higher level consultation with Branch

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A culmination of many months of discussion and planning between your Union and Australia Post will see the introduction of a trial of the One Network Structure across segments of the delivery network shortly. For far too long, posties at many workplaces across the country have been required to work side by side each other, performing the same duties to

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Members have expressed concern relating to information recently shared by Australia Post in relation to the direction the company is taking in terms of modes of delivery. Firstly, it is important to understand that the consultative process around alternate modes of delivery is in its infancy at the Last Mile Consultative Forum —a forum consisting not only of management representatives,

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Members across the country are reporting their Honda NBC110 motorcycles stalling unexpectedly. The matter seems to be sporadic so far without any clear patterns of occurrence. Australia Post has issued directions to its service providers to undertake a diagnostic exercise during the regular service schedule based on guidelines issued earlier this year by Honda. An extensive risk assessment has also

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Tyre trials Trials of new road tyres should be concluded by the end of August. However, knobby tyre trials are complete and data is currently being compiled. Member complaints of knobby tyres slipping continue and have been raised at the national level. Members will be kept abreast with developments.   NBC110 side stands Newly delivered motorcycles will arrive fitted with

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Australia Post has been criticised for their latest money grab – a leaked plan to slog customers with a fee for not picking up undelivered parcels at post offices. CEPU Communications Division National Secretary Greg Rayner said Post was shifting responsibility onto the customer while continuing to penny pinch by contracting out delivery services. “Parcel delivery is a boom business for

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Delivery members would be aware of the long standing debate with Australia Post Senior Delivery Management over the appropriate time allocated in Post’s daily assessment systems with regards to the Pre Ride Motorcycle Safety Check. Australia Post has for a number of years only allocated 5 minutes for this mandatory safety check in the various assessment systems utilised by Australia

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Australia Post must do all it can to support existing jobs and create new ones as it moves into the future with the introduction of digital mailboxes, says the CEPU – Communications Union. Today’s announcement that Australia Post will introduce digital mailboxes threatens traditional mail-handling jobs, said CEPU NSW Postal and Telecommunications Secretary Jim Metcher. However it also ensured that as postal technology develops,

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Following state level discussions and subsequent meetings involving your local CEPU representatives, the 2011 Christmas Arrangements have now been completed. This bulletin is produced for the information of all CEPU delivery members. Christmas Public Holidays Members who perform duty on any of the following days are to be paid public holiday rates of pay (2.5 times in total). Monday 26

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